In the Palmer City elections, City Council seats were won by incumbent Richard Best and Jim Cooper, while Thomas Ojala, an incumbent, did not win another term. The vote was Cooper-121, Best- 101, and Ojala-80, with only the top two winning seats.
Proposition 1 won by a large margin. It will allow the city to borrow $10 million to make repairs to the Palmer library, which was made unusable by a heavy snow load last winter. The cost to taxpayers will be about $135 per year for every $100,000 of their property value. The vote was 235 to 64 to approve the bond.
Proposition 2 also won by a large margin. It added property tax exemptions for seniors over the age of 65 and for disabled veterans and certain older widows. The exemption means $150,000 of a person’s property value will be exempt from property tax. The vote was 277 to 32 to approve the bond.
The preliminary election results are expected to be updated on Friday, Oct. 6, in the late afternoon. The election results are scheduled for certification at the Oct. 10 Council meeting.
